Introduction

This procedure describes how to build Ruby on Rails on a FreeBSD system.

Procedure

1. Install Ruby on Rails (it's a long build process with many dependencies):

   
   % cd /usr/ports/www/rubygem-rails
   % sudo make install clean
   
   

2. The preferred deployment setup for Rails is Phusion Passenger aka mod_rails. It's a module for Apache that automatically manages the back end.

   
   % cd /usr/ports/www/rubygem-passenger
   % sudo make install clean
   
   

3. Install the Node-JS port:

   
   % cd /usr/ports/www/node
   % sudo make install clean
   
   

4. Install the SQLite Ruby gem:

   
   % cd /usr/ports/www/rubygem-sqlite3
   % sudo make install clean
   
   

5. Edit Apache's httpd.conf:

   
   #####################################################################
   
   Please edit your Apache configuration file, and add these lines:
   
      LoadModule passenger_module /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-3.0.13/ext/apache2/mod_passenger.so
      PassengerRoot /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-3.0.13
      PassengerRuby /usr/local/bin/ruby18
   
   After you restart Apache, you are ready to deploy any number of Ruby on Rails
   applications on Apache, without any further Ruby on Rails-specific
   configuration!
   
   #####################################################################
   
   

6. I haven't quite parsed this one yet:

   
   after that add Visrual host in apache with point “../public”  of your project, restart apache and going to be happy :)
   
   

7. Update the 'gem', or module, files to the freshest versions. They're located in /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/.

   
   % sudo gem update
   
   

8. Tests

   
   % rails --version
   Rails 3.2.6
   
   % gem list
   
   *** LOCAL GEMS ***
   
   abstract (1.0.0)
   actionmailer (3.2.3, 3.2.1)
   actionpack (3.2.3, 3.2.1)
   activemodel (3.2.3, 3.2.1)
   activerecord (3.2.3, 3.2.1)
   activeresource (3.2.3, 3.2.1)
   activesupport (3.2.3, 3.2.1)
   arel (3.0.2, 3.0.0)
   bcrypt-ruby (3.0.1)
   builder (3.0.0)
   bundler (1.1.3, 1.0.22)
   cgi_multipart_eof_fix (2.5.0)
   coffee-rails (3.2.2, 3.2.1)
   coffee-script (2.2.0)
   coffee-script-source (1.3.1, 1.2.0)
   daemon_controller (1.0.0)
   daemons (1.1.8, 1.1.4)
   erubis (2.7.0)
   execjs (1.3.1, 1.3.0, 1.2.13)
   fastthread (1.0.7)
   gem_plugin (0.2.3)
   hike (1.2.1)
   i18n (0.6.0)
   journey (1.0.3, 1.0.1)
   jquery-rails (2.0.2, 1.0.19)
   json (1.6.6, 1.6.5)
   json_pure (1.6.6, 1.6.5)
   mail (2.4.4, 2.4.1)
   mime-types (1.18, 1.17.2)
   mongrel (1.1.5)
   multi_json (1.3.2, 1.0.4)
   passenger (3.0.12, 3.0.11)
   pg (0.13.2, 0.13.0)
   polyglot (0.3.3)
   rack (1.4.1)
   rack-cache (1.2, 1.1)
   rack-mount (0.8.3)
   rack-ssl (1.3.2)
   rack-test (0.6.1)
   rails (3.2.3, 3.2.1)
   railties (3.2.3, 3.2.1)
   rake (0.9.2.2, 0.8.7)
   rake-compiler (0.8.1, 0.8.0)
   rdoc (3.12)
   sass (3.1.16, 3.1.13)
   sass-rails (3.2.5, 3.2.1)
   sprockets (2.4.1, 2.4.0, 2.1.2)
   spruz (0.2.13)
   sqlite3 (1.3.5)
   thor (0.14.6)
   tilt (1.3.3)
   treetop (1.4.10)
   tzinfo (0.3.33, 0.3.31)
   uglifier (1.2.4, 1.2.2)
   
   

References

1. http://rubyonrails.org/deploy
2. http://www.modrails.com/
3. http://howtobsd.com/software/installing-ruby-on-rails-on-freebsd.html